A tiny “kitten-sized” marsupial lion that roamed Australia’s ancient rainforests some 18 million years ago has been named after veteran British naturalist David Attenborough. The fossil remains of the “microleo attenboroughi” were found in the…
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Tractors bigger threat to wildlife than climate: study
Farming and hunting pose a more immediate threat to wildlife than climate change, researchers said, in a controversial plea to redirect resources earmarked for species conservation. In an analysis of nearly 9,000 “threatened” or “near-threatened”…
#Conservation – From war to wildlife: fighting for Angola’s future
At dusk in southern Angola, former civil war soldier Elias Kawina leads a drill parade for 30 rangers who fight armed poachers in the country’s vast, little-explored interior. Kawina, 38, rose to the rank of…
#Travel: This is why Maasai Mara needs to be on your bucket list
I’m just going to start by laying it all out on the table and assuming this is a safe space to do so. Yes, I’m Kenyan. Yes, I’m 27-years-old. And yes, up until two weeks…
UNBELIEVABLE! Namibia offers endangered rhino for trophy hunt
The Namibian government on Friday called for bids from trophy hunters to kill three endangered black rhinos, despite fierce global criticism over previous auctions. An American hunter last year paid $350,000 to shoot one of…
Elephants in Tanzania reserve could be wiped out by 2022
Elephants in Tanzania’s sprawling Selous Game Reserve could be wiped out within six years if poaching continues at current levels, the World Wildlife Fund warned. Tanzania’s largest nature reserve was in the 1970s home to…
#Conservation: Severe drought forces Zimbabwe to sell off wildlife
Drought-hit Zimbabwe has invited local farmers and private game rangers to buy wild animals as it destocks national game reserves to save fauna from starvation, the wildlife authority said Wednesday. Parks and wildlife authority spokeswoman…
#Conservation: Large parts of Barrier Reef dead in 20 years
Large parts of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef could be dead within 20 years as climate change drives mass coral bleaching, scientists warned Friday. The World Heritage-listed reef is currently suffering its worst bleaching in recorded…
Our2Cents Ep. 78: Ivory is worthless unless it’s on a living elephant
The Government of Kenya will set fire to 105 tons of ivory on April 30, 2016 – the largest ever stockpile in Africa’s history – sending a clear message to the world that Kenya will…
Once extinct, world’s last wild horse returns to Russian steppes
If the world’s only surviving wild horses had a say in the matter, they might opt for a cosy stable and fresh daily oats, scientists studying them joke. But the path out of oblivion for…